Webpage Autorefresh

1. A system, comprising: a processor; a memory, coupled to the processor; a user interface coupled to the processor; a network interface coupled to the processor; and a browser module coupled to the processor, the browser module including: a refresh listener that is configured to detect refreshes of a first webpage, wherein the refreshes exceed a predetermined quantity threshold, and that is configured to query a user about whether to autorefresh the first webpage in response to the refreshes being detected; and an autorefresh engine that is configured to initiate autorefreshing of the first webpage in response to the query.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising: a rules module of the browser module.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising: a control module of the browser module.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising: means for controlling the refresh listener and the autorefresh module.

5. A computer-implemented method, comprising: detecting, by a client computer, a series of refresh requests for a first webpage from a server computer, wherein the series of refresh requests exceed a predetermined quantity threshold within a period of time less than a predetermined time threshold; setting, by the client computer, a proposed refresh time to an interval of a set of predetermined intervals, the interval nearest to an average interval for the series of refresh requests within the series of predetermined intervals; querying, by the client computer, a user to begin an autorefresh for the first webpage; receiving, by the client computer, authorization to autorefresh the first webpage in response to the query; and initiating, by the client computer to the server computer, autorefresh of the first webpage in response to the authorization.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising: querying the user for a refresh interval for the first webpage.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising: setting the proposed refresh time to an interval received responsive to the querying for a refresh interval.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising: deactivating autorefresh of the first webpage.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein: deactivating occurs responsive to a user request to stop.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein: deactivating occurs responsive to a user change to a second webpage.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein: deactivating occurs responsive to closing a window displaying the first webpage.

12. The method of claim 5 , wherein: the method is performed by a processor executing a set of instructions, the set of instructions embodied in a machine-readable medium.